Game board



Dec. 10, 1929. J, JOHANNESSEN 1,738,582

GAME BOARD Filed Sept. 25. 1928 INVENTOR (Jo/2% Jofz azzzzesseiz Y m m. QM7 ATTORNEY V Patented Dec. 10, 1929 JOHN JOHANNESSEN, orivnw- YORK, N, Y,

r GAMEBonnnQa Application filed September 25,1525, se iai iio. 308,176. 1

This invention relates to a new and useful sociable play or game, and has for one of its objects to provide an interesting andwholesomeentertainmentwhichmaybeparticipated i in by older and younger people alike, and

played by several at the same time.

With the above object in view, it is a still further purpose to provide a medium in the form of a play, as here exemplified by an illustrated card-board, which from a traveling point of View should convey to the youthful player a thrill of adventure and thereby contribute to his general interest in educational subjects, besides incidentally adding to his mental development through the constructive thinking, necessary to play the said game and observe the technical rules associated therewith.

The device or play comprises a number of 3 sections subdivided into a plurality of disc formed spaces some of which are subject to be covered in turn through dilferentadvancing motions as the game progresses, and the player endeavors to reach his coveted desti- 5 nation the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It will be noticed that several pictures imitating clouds have in this. play, like in the actual field of aviation a fatal influence upon the advance of the traveling or moving plane or pawn 0 in the game as the said clouds by the rules of the latter compel the imaginary flyer to discontinue his trip, and either return or descend.

In order to lend an atmosphere of reality to this play, the pawns may be constructed with a top simulating to some extent an aeroplane.

As this device is comparatively simple of construction and maybe made from inexpensive material the manufacturing cost thereof should accordingly be small; it is further thou ht that the demand for this article should bevery great as the idea embodied therein embraces and typifies the greatest topic of the day.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, hereinafter fully described, 7 claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying rhombus. I

drawings forming parts of thisspecifieation,

and in which similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and inwhich'z'F-igure'l isa plan viewof my device.

Referringin detail to the drawing 10 indicates fourlpreferably corner sections, 'incidentally permitting four players to partici pate in theg'ame It will be noticed, that the said sections 10, each comprises substantially an' e'quilateral parallelogram shaped as a The-said sections 10 are crosslined in a= manner, as shown, in part, bythe lines 11 an'd12,;whereby further a plurality of small parallelograms are formed,the latter inturnbeing crossed respectively by anumberof parallel lines joining the farthest points of said parallelograms. Along the latter lines, o

and especially where these 7 are cutting the aforesaid 1crossl1nes, 'are' disposed a number of disc' formed areas,*indicating thelrelative' I positions the pawns may assume during an advancing movement as the game proceeds. It will be further observed that whenever: a" pawn moves it will have tofo'llow one of the'lines radiating, usually in a flaring'manner, from its last position? It will thusbe seen that inmost cases, when a pawn is mov-' ing, it will have thechoice ofone'ofthree roads or -lin'es along which to move forward in or-der to reach the'go'al indicated by the EifielTower.

*Themovements of the said pawn,"indieated by 13, is controlled by the result derived from the action of dice-playing, the number ofv dice employeddor this purpose 1 being optional with the players, who throw the said dice in turn and consequently move their respective pawns] forward according to the numeral indicated upon the dice, the usual rules being followed. While there, as stated before, normally would be a certain latitude in regard to, in which direction to move, as there usually are three lanes to choose from,as exemplified by 14, 1 5, and 16 relative to 6,.as a starting point, it'must, however, be remembered, that if by choosing any lane-,whicheventually by continued movements leads to the outskirts of the rhombus, where the clouds lZ-are located,

the playerwill be defeated inhis purpose,

that is, be prevented by the said cloud from 7 any furtheradvance with the result, that if I he reaches the'spot indicated by 18, he will have to go down upon the sea to be picked "up by the ship 19, or if he reaches the spot 20 he must retrace his step as indicated by the dotted line 21, which in realitymerely means,

7 that hemust start his part 'o-f'the game anewze In playing this game the participants nat Vurally start from the bottom,or the corner," where a single disc-formed area-indicated by 6' is shown. It will be quite evident that unplayer will await his next turn before-hetries' again toget-one of thesaidanumbers, which:

would-start Lhim movinginto thesnextline;

onceadvancingthat far the scopeotpossibilities widens asthe player gets-nearer "torhis" goal, being-f from now on. able to utilize a greater-amount of numbers displayed by ,the

dice.- Several-pawns may be used as well as: several setsofdice, according tothe choice v OfitllG players.-. Inf/like manner it 'isheviden-t,

that slight/ modifications maybe -made, in.

the rules governing the advancement ofthe pawns. Objects serving imaginary purposes have been introduced-,- and with. the rules imitating those governing theactual life brought- 1120 play' a part. in, thisgame, itis thought that the latter should be received by thepublic-p in a spirit of more than usual interest.

less a dice showing the numbers 4, 6 or=-5'is thrown, the first move isfrustrated, and. the

tions and converging at said goal and forming the only pathway for the pawns to reach said goal, and chance means regulating the movement of said paw-ns,-jsubstantially as shown and describe Signed'at New York city, in the county of Newl YorkI andlState of New York, this 7th dayof September A. D., 1928. V JOHN J OHANN ESSEN.

, It is obvious that changes-may'jbe made in V the isform construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the-scope of the L appended claims, without departing y from the spirit of the invention, and I: donot' therefore limit myself to the construction and arrangementshown and described herein: What I claim as new, and desire to secure:

by-LettersP-atent of the United States,- is:

1. A gameconsisting of a "game board hav-- ing four srhomboidal sections" arranged in star-like manner, parallel and cross-parallel linesrdividing each of said sections into aplurality-of similar rholnboidal spaces, circular areas carrying numerals at the uncturesOf 'saidlines, pawns adaptedto be'placed on said areas and to bemovedalong said' lines, a goal, indicated bya picture, arrangedkin the :cen:-

ter of the board between said stardike sections, diagonal central lines passing through said 'rhomboidal sections. and converging 'at' said goal and forming the only-pathway." for,- the pawns to reach saidvgoaly andchancemeans regulating the 'movement of said pawns. V

2. -A:game consisting of a gameboardhav ingia plurality of substantially congruent sec-' tions arranged in a star like manner, parallel and cross-parallel lines 'dividingreach of the said sections into a plurality of similar congruent spaces; circular areas. carrying nu meral's at the junctures .ofisaid' lines, pawns adapted to .be placed; on said areasi'and to be 

